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Lend us your ears, fans of BritBox, the best of British streamer is gearing up for a special 'crime-spree' selection of programming scheduled for the end of summer. Headlining the special selection is the work of the award-winning Sally Wainwright, the genius British writer, producer, and director who stands as one of the finest minds in television to hail from across the pond.

Perhaps the most exciting addition to the summer 'crime-spree' is Wainwright's crime drama, Happy Valley, which flew to enormous international success upon its arrival back in 2014. Across nine years, three seasons, and eighteen episodes, Wainwright's ability to tell relatable, gritty stories with pulse-pounding twists and turns set the show apart from a diluted market of crime dramas, helped in no small part by the incredible lead performance of the great Sarah Lancashire. Happy Valley will arrive on BritBox on August 26, with Season 2 debuting on August 27, and the...

Silence speaks volumes in Code of Silence, a suspenseful British crime drama with an unusually endearing heroine: Alison Brooks (deaf actress Rose Ayling-Ellis), a working-class gal plucked from the precinct’s cafeteria to help detectives by lip-reading during their surveillance of a sinister robbery gang. Watching her visualize the words from afar or on a monitor is a fascinating process, and Alison takes to the task with almost too much fervor, ignoring the advice of her cautious handler, DS Ashleigh Francis (You‘s Charlotte Ritchie), who lectures her, “What is exciting isn’t always what’s best for you.” Alison is used to being underestimated and ignored, declaring to her mother (Fifi Garfield), who’s also deaf, “I’m really fed up of trying to prove myself.” They’re facing eviction by wealthy developers, and frustrated after being canned from a waitress gig, the headstrong Alison defies her new bosses...

Code of Silence, the new crime drama that made quite the impression with critics in the UK, is now heading to the United States and Canada. Just ahead of its Stateside debut, the series has also been able to maintain its perfect rating from the critics on Rotten Tomatoes.

Presently, Code of Silence is holding a perfect score of 100% on the review aggregator website. As the show nears its domestic debut, it has started to pick up some new reviews, all of which continue to offer praise to the series. It remains to be seen how this reception will translate into viewership, but that will be known soon enough. Per Screen Rant, Code of Silence will premiere domestically on BritBox on July 24, 2025.

Written by Catherine Moulton and directed by Diarmuid Goggins, Code of Silence follows a Deaf civilian who offers to help the police crack cases with the use of her exceptional lip reading skills.

The British TV crime drama Code of Silence is debuting in the United States with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score and has been renewed for a second season. The series follows Alison Brooks (Rose Ayling-Ellis), a Deaf civilian who volunteers to assist the police with her skills as a lip reader. Code of Silence is created by Catherine Moulton and features additional stars, including Kieron Moore, Charlotte Ritchie, and Andrew Buchan.

Leading up to Code of Silence's US release on Britbox on July 24, 2025, the series has already managed a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Code of Silence became a smash hit in the UK when it premiered on ITV on May 18, 2025, leading star Ayling-Ellis to reveal that the crime drama will continue on into season 2. ITV has since confirmed that production for Code of Silence season 2 will begin near the end of this year (via Televisual).

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Fluer Fortuné’s The Assessment (2024) serves as a compelling companion piece to Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men, with both films set in a near-future world where childbirth has become a rarity. Yet, amid this crisis, their characters cling to the fragile hope of new life. While Cuarón’s vision is rooted in a gritty, war-torn landscape populated by working-class struggles, Fortuné’s film shifts the lens to a more insular perspective—that of a privileged couple living in a secluded, state-sanctioned sanctuary.

Despite the serene setting, The Assessment delivers a sharp critique of societal control, personal autonomy, and the quiet tyranny of privilege. It unfolds as a thoughtful meditation on what it truly means to become a parent in a world governed by surveillance and sterile order. The film isn’t afraid to venture into philosophical territory, raising questions that linger long after the credits roll.

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Following in the footsteps of Adolescence, Code of Silenceis yet another British crime-based 2025 release that has proven both successful and groundbreaking. Debuting back in May on ITV across the pond, the series received strong critical and audience acclaim, even a perfect 100% rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, which it still holds to this date.

With such success came the announcement of a US release on BritBox, scheduled for July 24, with Code of Silence exclusively teaming up with Collider to reveal the trailer. Now, two weeks before the said US release, the series has received a major update from ITV studios, as a second season has officially been given the green light. Not only that, but it's confirmed that EastEnders and Doctor Who alum Rose Ayling-Ellis will be returning as Alison, following her roller-coaster journey in the first outing. Speaking on the renewal, Ayling-Ellis said in a statement:

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"Just stick to lip reading. Leave the detection to us." BritBox has revealed the official US trailer for a British streaming series titled Code of Silence, a crime thriller from Itvx. Created by writer Catherine Moulton, Code of Silence just launched in the UK in May - it'll be streaming on BritBox in the US later this month. Alison Woods, a Deaf caterer, works to support her mother, and herself by working at a canteen at a police station. Alison is asked by the police to lip-read conversations with bad criminals - she helps them track a criminal gang plotting a jewellery heist. Alison starts to fall for one of the suspects when she begins to work undercover, but will not abandon the investigation. Starring Rose Ayling-Ellis as Alison, Kieron Moore as Liam, with Charlotte Ritchie, Andrew Buchan, Nathan Armarkwei Laryea, Joe Absolom, and Beth Goddard. It sounds like there's...

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This July, we are getting a ton of content from the much-anticipated conclusion of The Sandman and return of the beloved series Twisted Metal on streaming, to the release of some of the most anticipated movies of this year, such as James Gunn‘s Superman, and the much-awaited The Fantastic Four: First Steps. This upcoming month will see the release of many great movies, so we thought of compiling a list of all the best movies that are coming straight to streaming.

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The Old Guard 2 is an upcoming superhero action fantasy film directed by Victoria Mahoney from a screenplay by Greg Rucka. Based on the comic book of the same name by Rucka and Leandro Fernández, the Netflix sequel film continues the story of Andy as she loses her...

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Hulu is ready with an entertainment-packed July this year. While we already know all the brilliant films that will be leaving Hulu in the upcoming month, we will also see the premiere of the highly anticipated upcoming season of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and the streaming release of Rami Malek‘s spy action thriller film The Amateur. Just like every month, Hulu is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the 12 new movies and TV shows coming to Hulu in July 2025.

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Dan Da Dan is a Japanese teen sci-fi fantasy anime series. Based on the Japanese manga series of the same name by Yukinobu Tatsu, the upcoming Season 2 of the anime series will continue...

HBO has set a date with the Piano Man: Billy Joel: And So It Goes, a two-part documentary about the six-time Grammy winner, will premiere Friday, July 18 at 8/7c.

Part 2 will follow the following Friday, July 25. Both parts will also stream on Max.

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Starring EastEnders and Doctor Who alum Rose Ayling-Ellis and Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie, ITV's Code of Silencehas found itself the recipient of enormous praise ever since its UK debut. Following Ayling-Ellis's Deaf character, Alison, as she inadvertently becomes a lip-reader for the police and helps to try and bring down a criminal organization, the show has dazzled audiences with a gripping central narrative packed with twists and turns, and a powerful, poignant message of representation and the empowerment of people with disabilities.

Boasting a perfect 100% rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoesand being described by one critic as a "fun, fascinating crime show," Code of Silence's continued rise in the pop culture space is well-deserved and looks set to carry on. Following Collider's exclusive reveal of the US trailer for the series, ahead of its July 24 stateside debut on BritBox, we can now also tease whether there may...

BritBox has revealed the official trailer and key art for the crime thriller Code of Silence, which is set to premiere with two episodes on July 24, 2025.

Consisting of six episodes, the series will air weekly, culminating in a finale on August 21.

Code of Silence is told through the point of view of Alison Brooks (Rose Ayling-Ellis), a Deaf canteen worker. Alison is struggling to make ends meet, juggling two jobs, one in a police canteen and another in a local bar, while also doing her best to support her Deaf mum, Julie (Fifi Garfield).

It’s not long before Alison is pulled into a high-stakes police investigation when DS Ashleigh Francis (Charlotte Ritchie) asks that she use her lip-reading skills to monitor a dangerous criminal gang. As her interpretation of their covert conversations becomes central to the investigation, Alison is plunged into an exhilarating new world.

Her role quickly becomes...

From time to time, a series of television will arrive ready to break new ground both on and off-screen. Earlier this year, Adolescence took Netflix by storm, becoming one of the most widely acclaimed British series of the decade. Now, just a few months later, there's another British crime thriller ready to blow away audiences, as well as marking a groundbreaking milestone in the on-screen representation of Deafness. That series is Code of Silence, the tale of a Deaf woman's chance to work alongside the police as a lip-reader, only for a simmering romance to soon get in the way.

Starring Doctor Who alum Rose Ayling-Ellis and Ghosts' Charlotte Ritchie, the series has already wowed UK audiences, earning universal praise on its way to the coveted perfect 100% rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Alongside Collider's exclusive reveal of the US trailer, which you can watch in full below, we...

Anna Camp has been stealing scenes since the days of Cashmere Mafia and The Office, but her greatest work to date undoubtedly has to be her arc in the final season of You on Netflix. Camp didn't just take on the twin roles of Reagan and Maddie Lockwood, but in a twist, she also portrayed Maddie impersonating Reagan — and at one point, she played all three in the same scene.

In the fifth episode of the final season of the serial-killer drama, Camp entered a bathroom to hide from her sister Kate (Charlotte Ritchie), who had questions about the twins. At this point, Maddie was already deep into taking over Reagan's life after being forced to kill her by Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley), but she pretended that both sisters are in the bathroom, even starting a fight between them before she truly unraveled.

"When we first shot it, we shot it as a play,...

Across the pond in the UK, viewers can't get enough of the brand-new Deaf-led dramaCode of Silence. Starring Doctor Who alum Rose Ayling-Ellis as a deaf woman working in a canteen who becomes a lip-reader for the police after their usual employees become preoccupied, Code of Silence marks a groundbreaking milestone in the representation of Deafness on British television, with ITV even choosing to air a silent ad break to further emphasize the series' message.

Created by Catherine Moulton, who herself is partially hearing-impaired, the series boasts an impressive ensemble cast that includes the likes of Kieron Moore, Andrew Buchan, and Ghosts alum Charlotte Ritchie. However, it is Strictly Come Dancing winner Ayling-Ellis who has captured the most attention for a role she was surely born to play. Not only that, but thanks to the pivotal life experience she can bring to the tale, Ayling-Ellis is also an executive producer on the project,...

The latest in a long line of British thrillers, brand-new ITV mystery series Code of Silence has broken new ground in the hunt for better Deaf-led drama representation on modern television. Created by Catherine Moulton, who herself is partially hearing-impaired, the series stars the multi-talented Strictly Come Dancing winner and Doctor Who alum Rose Ayling-Ellis as a Deaf woman who, upon the force's normal lip-readers becoming preoccupied, is taken from her humble canteen job and placed in a precarious position as a key component in the solving of a difficult criminal case.

Also starring the likes of Kieron Moore, Andrew Buchan, and Ghosts alum Charlotte Ritchie, Code of Silence cemented its groundbreaking status by accompanying its British network debut with an opening advertisement break featuring no sound, giving viewers a taste of what such an experience is like for the hearing-impaired. Now, following all episodes having been made available on streaming,...

When you watch the crime drama Code of Silence, which premiered on ITV and streamer Itvx in the U.K. on May 18 and will hit streaming service BritBox in the U.S. and Canada in July, you quickly realize that lip reading is even harder, and much less of a science, than you may have believed. One big reason for this reality check embedded throughout the detective thriller series is the experience of partially deaf creator and writer Catherine Moulton (Baptiste, Hijack) and the show’s deaf star Rose Ayling-Ellis who portrays the protagonist Alison, a deaf police canteen worker who gets tasked with a role in a sting operation due to her lip-reading skills.

“People are always looking for new ways into crime shows,” Moulton tells THR. “And it just sort of made sense to me that lip readers are detectives. So to have a crime show with a...

Netflix is saying goodbye to one of its most successful television series. The streaming platform has launched new behind-the-scenes footage from the final season of You, the psychological thriller created by Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble. After entertaining audiences for almost seven years, Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) reached the end of his journey, and the killer wasn't happy about having to spend the rest of his life in prison. Netflix turned You into a hit that was renewed all the way to a fifth installment, with viewers constantly showing up to see what Goldberg would do next.

The video released by Netflix showed Penn Badgley on the set of the final season of You. The actor had just filmed his last scene as the enigmatic character, and he could be heard giving a heartfelt speech to the crew who made the series possible. The last season of the show also...

Crime drama Code of Silence, which premiered on ITV and streamer Itvx in the U.K. on Sunday and will debut on streaming service BritBox in the U.S. and Canada in July, features British star Rose Ayling-Ellis as Alison, a determined deaf woman working in a police canteen who gets recruited to use her lip-reading skills in a covert operation.

As such, the show, created and written by Catherine Moulton (Baptiste, Hijack) and also starring Kieron Moore (Vampire Academy, Masters of the Air, The Corps), Charlotte Ritchie (You, Ghosts), and Andrew Buchan (Black Doves, The Honourable Woman, Broadchurch), is helping to redefine how deaf characters are featured on screen

During a recent panel discussion of castmembers, Moore, who plays Liam, shared the impact the experience of being on the show’s set had on him. In the opening episode, his character seems to feel a special connection with Alison.

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Penn Badgley-starrer You Season 5 is the final season of the popular and trending Netflix series. Penn returned as the serial killer Joe Goldberg, and the series saw a sharp decline in Week 4 ratings from last week. It is still in the weekly top 10 list and might even stay there for a few more weeks. Keep scrolling for more.

It is a psychological thriller series based on Caroline Kepnes’ books, developed by Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble. Gamble left as showrunner, and Michael Foley and Justin W Lo came in as co-creators. Penn Badgley and Charlotte Ritchie returned from the previous season, and the new cast members include Griffin Matthews, Anna Camp, and Madeline Brewer.

You Season 5 Ott Verdict

The final season has ten episodes, released on April 24. You Season 5 garnered 3.3 million views in its 4th week, as per the data...

Renée Zellweger has been nominated as best actress in this year’s National Film Academy awards for her return to the ‘Bridget Jones’ franchise.The group officially unveiled the full list of nominees on Tuesday (20.05.25) for its highly anticipated 11th annual edition of the prestigious National Film Awards UK. It said: “This year’s awards celebrate excellence in British and international film and television, recognising talent from emerging newcomers to established icons.”The ceremony is set to take place at the iconic Porchester Hall in London on 2 July.Public voting is live 19 May to 19 June on the National Film Academy website.Along with Renée for her role in ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’, the best actress category includes Saoirse Ronan (for ‘The Outrun’), Daisy Ridley (‘Cleaner’), and Stephanie Beacham (‘Grey Matter’.) On the Best Actor side, the competition is fierce with Aaron Pierre (‘Rebel Ridge’), Barry Keoghan (‘Bring Them Down...

From its very first frame, Code of Silence seizes attention by reframing the well-trodden police thriller through a seldom-seen perspective. What begins as a routine surveillance operation quickly turns into a compelling study of perception, communication, and power—an engagement with crime drama that feels both fresh and urgent.

Code of Silence is a six-part series premiering on Itvx/ITV1, each episode running approximately fifty minutes. At its heart is Alison Brooks (Rose Ayling-Ellis), a cafeteria worker at a Canterbury police station whose extraordinary lip-reading skills land her a spot on a high-stakes undercover investigation. When detectives discover her talent, Alison shifts from serving tea to decoding the clipped, conspiratorial exchanges of a violent gang.

The action alternates between the cluttered operations room, the quiet intensity of hidden-camera footage, and the pub where Alison takes a side-job to shadow the gang’s newest recruit. These locales—the austere police station,...

Created by Catherine Moulton, who herself is partially hearing-impaired, the latest in a long line of British thrillers on ITV is certainly nothing like the rest, breaking boundaries by becoming one of only a handful of Deaf-led dramas in modern television. The series follows Alison Woods, portrayed by the ever-brilliant Rose Ayling-Ellis, as "a young woman plucked from her job working in a police canteen to help out on a covert investigation. All the usual lip-readers are busy, and the detectives need someone to help with surveillance on a gang suspected of planning a heist."

The series also stars the likes of Kieron Moore, Andrew Buchan, and Ghosts alum Charlotte Ritchie, the latter of whom has been a vocal advocate for the series and its groundbreaking nature in recent weeks, telling Radio Times that the show boasts "representation that felt needed." "It's so exciting when shows like this get funded and get commissioned,...

Code of Silence is a detective show unlike others you’ll have seen before, with the protagonist appearing like something of a superhero, in a bid to take down the bad guys – and her power? She can lip-read. With deaf actress Rose Ayling-Ellis in the lead role, alongside a great supporting consisting of Charlotte Ritchie – it was a pleasure to speak to the talented duo to discuss the series.

We speak about the superhero elements, and playing detectives. They speak about their relationship as colleagues and friends, while we delve into chats about reality TV shows, dancing, crisps, and fancy-dress. While of course discussing the importance of shows of this nature, and why viewers will need to tune in.

Watch our full interview here with Rose Ayling-Ellis & Charlotte Ritchie:

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At the heart of the series is Alison Brooks (Rose Ayling-Ellis), a smart and determined Deaf woman. Having spent years...

Silence speaks volumes in Itvx’s new crime thriller “Code of Silence,” premiering this Sunday. The series centers on Alison Brooks, a Deaf woman whose sharp lip-reading skills make her an invaluable asset in a high-stakes criminal investigation. Rose Ayling-Ellis stars as Alison, recruited by DS Ashleigh Francis (Charlotte Ritchie) and Di James Marsh (Andrew Buchan) […]

Code of Silence: Series Premiere...

On Sunday 18 May 2025, ITV broadcasts Code of Silence!

Season 1 Episode 1 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Code of Silence” on ITV promises to be an intriguing blend of suspense and drama. Titled “Silent Witness,” this episode centers around a deaf catering worker who faces daily challenges while trying to support herself. Life has not been easy for her, and she often finds it difficult to make ends meet.

In a surprising turn of events, a police detective superintendent reaches out to her for help. The detective believes that her unique skill of lip-reading could be the key to solving a series of crimes. The catering worker is hesitant at first, but the opportunity to make a difference and perhaps improve her situation gives her the courage to step forward.

As the episode unfolds, viewers will see how she navigates the dangerous world of crime while using her talent to uncover valuable information.

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Overcompensating is a teen comedy-drama series created by Benito Skinner. The Prime Video series follows Benny, a closeted former high school football star, as he arrives in college and befriends an outsider in an attempt to fit in. Overcompensating stars Benito Skinner, Wally Baram, Mary Beth Barone, Adam Dimarco, and Rish Shah. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, touching drama, and compelling characters in Overcompensating, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Created by José Junior and José Luiz Magalhães and directed by Lipe Binder, the fourth season of gritty crime series “The Anti-Kidnapping Unit” follows Detective Carlos Mendonça (Silvio Guindane) and Inspector Juliano Santiago (Erom Cordeiro) as they confront the surge of kidnappings that gripped Rio de Janeiro in the late ’80s and ’90s. New series is another partnership between AfroReggae Audiovisual and Globo, which has produced such hits as “Living On a Razor’s Edge,” “Dissident Archangel” and “The Game.” AfroReggae’s commitment to keeping it real meant location shoots in favelas and prisons. “The Anti-Kidnapping Unit” is an original Globoplay production in collaboration with AfroReggae Audiovisual and A Fábrica.

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Ghosts is a fantasy sitcom series created by Joe Port and Joe Wiseman. Based on the British series of the same name, the CBS series follows Sam and Jay, a young couple from New York who inherit a dilapidated manor from a distant relative. They soon come to the decision that they will be turning the manor into a bed and breakfast, but their plan goes awry when they get there and discover that the house is occupied by ghosts who consider the manor their house. Ghosts stars Rose McIver, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Brandon Scott Jones, Danielle Pinnock, Richie Moriarty, Asher Grodman, Sheila Carrasco, Devan Chandler Long, Rebecca Wisocky, and Román Zaragoza. So, if you loved hilarious comedy, fantastical story, and entertaining characters in Ghosts, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Rising British star Rose Ayling-Ellis is Alison, a deaf caterer who gets recruited to use her lip-reading skills in a covert police operation in the new ground-breaking crime thriller series Code of Silence, premiering on ITV and streamer Itvx in the U.K. on Sunday, May 18 and on streaming service BritBox in the U.S. and Canada in July.

Created and written by Catherine Moulton (Baptiste, Hijack), who drew on her own experience with lip-reading and hearing loss, the drama also features Kieron Moore (Vampire Academy, Masters of the Air, The Corps), Charlotte Ritchie (You, Ghosts), and Andrew Buchan (Black Doves, The Honourable Woman, Broadchurch). Bryony Arnold and Damien Timmer executive produced the show for ITV Studios’ Mammoth Screen, alongside Robert Schildhouse and Stephen Nye for BritBox, as well as Ayling-Ellis and Moulton. Diarmuid Goggins (Kin, Black Cab) is the lead director on the series.

Code of Silence is allowing...

“The Assessement” is a new science fiction thriller, directed by Fleur Fortuné, starring Elizabeth Olsen, Alicia Vikander, Himesh Patel, Indira Varma, Nicholas Pinnock, Charlotte Ritchie, Leah Harvey and Minnie Driver., now streaming on Amazon Prime Video:

“…in the near future, prospective parents must pass an initial test in order to prove their suitability for parenthood, and then endure a seven-day live-in visit from a facilitator known as the ‘assessor ‘…

“…who will put them through the wringer in all kinds of imaginable and unimaginable situations where, at the end, they will either get a passing grade — or not.

“‘Mia’ and ‘Aaryan’ are assigned an assessor named ‘Virginia’ and as they begin the uncomfortable tests, their relationship starts to crumble…”

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Sometimes, when Youprotagonist Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) is in charge of your education, you end up framed for murder, like the unfairly imprisoned Darcy College student Nadia Fareedi (Amy-Leigh Hickman). But, for Badgley, Joe has proven to be an invaluable teacher — in exactly how not to move through the world.

“Joe has helped me understand what it means to be a man, a husband, and a father at a deeper level,” he tells Tudum. “I’ve had to understand, not only just the obviously atrocious ways that he represents men, or husbands, or fathers. But also the small sins that we’re all guilty of.”

Badgley gathered with co-stars Charlotte Ritchie (who plays Kate Lockwood), Madeline Brewer (Bronte), Tati Gabrielle (Marienne Bellamy), Hickman, and Anna Camp (Reagan and Maddie Lockwood) on his podcast Podcrushedto discuss all of Joe’s transgressions. The group, joined by Badgley’s co-hosts Nava Kavelin and Sophie Ansari,...

Crime drama Code of Silence, premiering on ITV and streamer Itvx in the U.K. on May 18 and on streaming service BritBox in the U.S. and Canada in July, breaks new ground in several ways. Not only does it star rising British actress Rose Ayling-Ellis, who has been tearing down walls left and right for years, in her first-ever lead role.

And not only does her role as Alison, a smart and determined deaf woman who works in a police canteen and gets recruited to use her lip-reading skills in a covert operation, redefine how deaf characters can be featured on screen.

But most important, Code of Silence is an example of a crime show targeting a broad audience that also provides representation for the deaf, disabled and neurodiverse communities, both in front of and behind the camera. As such, it is already being touted as a potential role...

J.K. Rowling has asserted that she doesn't have the power, nor would she ever fire an actor from HBO's Harry Potterseries because of their pro-trans views. She shared her stance on X/Twitter in response to an article speculating about whether she would "sack" Paapa Essiedu, who has been cast as Severus Snape, after he recently signed an open letter calling for industry action on trans rights in the wake of the U.K. Supreme Court ruling that transgender women should not to be recognized as women — a decision that was celebrated by Rowling but decried by many others, including The Last of Us star Pedro Pascal.

"I don't have the power to sack an actor from the series and I wouldn't exercise it if I did," Rowling wrote in a post she shared on X/Twitter (seen below). "I don't believe in taking away people's jobs or livelihoods because...

The Assessment will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on June 17 from Magnolia Pictures.

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Elizabeth Olsen, Alicia Vikander, and Himesh Patel star with Indira Varma, Nicholas Pinnock, Charlotte Ritchie, Leah Harvey, and Minnie Driver.

Music video director Fleur Fortuné makes her feature debut from a script by Mrs. & Mr. Thomas and John Donnelly (The Pass).

Set in the not-so-distant future, Mia (Olsen) and Aaryan (Patel) are one of the few couples allowed to take a mysterious assessment for the right to have a child, having successfully navigated a brutal selection process. Desperate to prove themselves eligible, they face their evaluator, Virginia (Vikander) — cold, unpredictable, and impossible to read.

Subjected to seven grueling days of challenges, Mia and Aaryan are pushed to the brink. The trials unravel into a psychological nightmare, forcing them to face their deepest insecurities,...

In the fifth and final season of You, the show took a daring narrative turn; instead of portraying Joe Goldberg as a conflicted romantic who sometimes does bad things, thus maintaining a sense of moral ambiguity, they went the other direction. Joe can be seen becoming more unhinged than ever in the final season of the show, no remorse, no excuses, just a blinding thirst for blood.

This evolution, while not to the T, reminds us of the trajectory Gossip Girl’s Dan Humphrey followed, who just so happens to be another Penn Badgley character btw. Both characters were initially portrayed as ostensibly relatable outsiders but gradually went on to reveal darker, more manipulative facets, contradicting the audience’s initial sympathies.

Joe Goldberg: Just a hopeless romantic or an unhinged antihero?

Joe’s (Penn Badgley) descent into blatant darkness can be observed through his increased detachment from his initial moral ambiguity and reality.

You didn’t have to do us like that! But hey, we’re so glad it did. When Anna Camp showed up in You Season 5, we were expecting a sprinkle of uptight flair or a dash of Type-a chaos. What we didn’t expect? A full-blown masterclass in duality and acting. Camp didn’t just play One character—she played two. Meet Reagan: the razor-sharp, ruthless twin who could make a shark flinch.

And Maddie: her wide-eyed, anxious sister with secrets so deep they practically whisper through the screen. Camp made switching between the two seem like it was child’s play. Serving girlboss grit and broken vulnerability without missing a beat. But there’s one scene—yes, That scene—that sealed her crown.

Anna, you genius. We’ll never look at chill the same way again.

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We’re nearly halfway through the year, and Netflix has already delivered a wave of incredible new and returning shows. While some might've captured your interest right away, others might've slipped under the radar for you. That doesn't mean they're any less worth watching. Netflix just has so much content that it's easy for some shows to get overlooked, regardless of their popularity. But let's change that right now.

We want to get you caught up on some of the best Netflix shows to come out this year that you might've missed. From gripping dramas to laugh-out-loud comedies, we’ve put together a mix of six must-watch Netflix series released in 2025 that will keep you hooked from the very first episode.

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A bloodied Joe Goldberg singing Taylor Swift? Heck, why not? On Wednesday, Penn Badgley shared a video of himself (with his chin covered in fake blood) singing to Swift’s song with Bon Iver, “Exile,” alongside his You castmates, Anna Camp and Charlotte Ritchie, and his podcast partners.

Badgley and the crew tried their best to emulate the harmonies of Swift and Justin Vernon, as they sang the back-and-forth bridge, “All this time/I never learned to read your mind (never learned to read my mind)/I couldn’t turn...

[This story contains spoilers from You season five, including the series finale, “Finale.”]

Charlotte Ritchie not only got to unlock a new version of herself in the fifth and final season of You but also a new version of her character Kate Lockwood.

The 35-year-old English actress, also known for her roles on Fresh Meat, Call the Midwife and Ghosts, learns something new from each project she takes on after inadvertently manifesting her career when she was younger. “In the past, I’ve been very coy. I never wanted to say I wanted to be an actress,” she explains to The Hollywood Reporter. “But then I found a diary from when I was about 10 that literally says all over the front cover, ‘I want to be an actress.’ So I obviously did, and I’ve just decided to curate this version of myself that’s so much more humble.”

As for Ritchie’s character Kate, one of Joe Goldberg’s (Penn Badgley) love...

In You Season 5, Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) is welcomed back to New York City with open arms. But the book lover — and fatally romantic obsessive — isn’t returning to the same Manhattan he knew in You Season 1. Joe is no longer the working-class shop employee with a small apartment and an even smaller crawl space hiding criminal evidence. Instead, thanks to his marriage to billionaire CEO Kate Lockwood (Charlotte Ritchie), he is seen as a devoted husband, an upstanding father, and New York City’s beloved Prince Charming.

With Joe’s new upper-crust status comes a cadre of wealthy socialites, cutthroat business people, and beguiling downtown creatives who make up the You Season 5 cast. One half of Joe’s life is dominated by Kate’s family business, the Lockwood Corporation, and the power-hungry relatives — like identical twins Reagan and Maddie Lockwood (both played by Anna Camp) — who lead...

Although "Abbott Elementary" is probably getting the most attention and acclaim among live-action sitcoms in 2025, CBS's "Ghosts" still deserves its due. It's a comedy series about a married couple who come into possession of a manor in upstate New York and try to turn it into a successful bed and breakfast.

There's just one complication: the house is filled with ghosts, and the wife, Sam (Rose McIver), can see them. The husband, Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar), can't see the ghosts, but thankfully, he is the world's most patient man. Not only does he believe his wife quickly, but he also makes a valiant effort to be nice to the invisible specters as they constantly interfere with his and Sam's lives.

What makes "Ghosts" work is the way its premise allows it to toss together characters who would never normally find themselves in the same room. For example, the ghosts in...

On program! Yes, Andor has returned on Disney+ at long last, and while we had to wait a week for our resident Andor superfan James Dyer to get back from holiday before we were all allowed to discuss it, this week's edition of the Pilot TV Podcast is coming in hot with a full review of Season 2. Plus, following on from our review of the final season of You on last week’s Pilot+, star Charlotte Ritchie joins us on this week’s podcast to talk to our very own Boyd Hilton about the Netflix show’s swansong. [29:07 — 47:15 approx.]

Elsewhere, this week's listener question, inspired by Apple TV+'s many shows with therapist characters, has the team considering overrepresented job types on telly and their favourite small screen shrinks. Over on the news front, the team dig into Paapa Essiedu's new Jack Thorne penned Channel 4 drama Falling, the announcement...

Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) is a touch defensive as he ushers us into You Season 4. After leaving a trail of devastation across America, he swears he’s going to lay low and avoid romance in his new home of London. Joe’s new mantra is “No love. No people. Just books.” Then he looks out his window and his resolve to be an introvert is gone. All that remains is his crush on Kate Galvin, portrayed by Feel Good dream girl Charlotte Ritchie.

In Part 1, their complicated attraction blossoms. On the one hand, Joe’s hunt for the Eat the Rich Killer is keeping them apart. But, Kate’s own standoffishness and suspicion is its own romantic obstacle. “I had a feeling that there was something deeper in her,” Ritchie tells Tudum. “There’s something in her hatefulness that is so self-hating. It feels very much like it’s a...

This story contains Spoilers for You Season 5.

Penn Badgley, star of the Netflix series You, has stated that fans will find the fifth and final season of the show “so rewarding.” The last season has Joe return to New York, where his story began with Guinevere Beck (Elizabeth Lail) and where he will end his story.

Whilst critics haven’t been kind, rating Season 5 as the lowest on Rotten Tomatoes, Badgley seems happy with the final product. The Gossip Girl actor stated his satisfaction with the final product clearly: “I think we deliver; it’s a true deconstruction of Joe.” This news comes to us from Deadline.

Joe Goldberg’s last chapter sees many acts; the end of his marriage to Kate Lockwood (Charlotte Ritchie), falling in love with Bronte (Madeline Brewer), being exposed as a killer to the general public, being confronted by several of his past victims, before...

Note: This story contains spoilers from “You” Season 5, Episodes 9-10.

With “You” closing out its final season by finally seeing Joe Goldberg’s heinous crimes catch up to him, it was only fitting for Tati Gabrielle’s Marienne to return to help serve some up justice, which Gabrielle said offers Marienne some much-needed closure after the events of Seasons 3 and 4.

“As we do with trauma, when we try to heal, we try to do all the things, and I think particularly Marienne, is one that has been very intentional with healing her traumas just over her lifetime, so this being an exceptionally hard one … how do you work through that?” Gabrielle told TheWrap, adding that Marienne likely has been working through the trauma of being drugged, kidnapped and kept in a cage by Joe (Penn Badgley) throughout the entirely of Season 4, alone.

In Season 5’s penultimate episode, Marienne returns alongside...

You on Netflixstar Penn Badgley opens up about fighting for a specific aesthetic for Joe's final confrontation of the series.

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Badgley discussed how the final, brutal fight scene of the series came together behind-the-scenes, specifically with regard to his iconic killer Joe Goldberg's barely-there wardrobe. "It was probably the only time I'll ever fight to be in a state of undress," Badgley said. "Funnily enough, the writers and the director — the director in particular, Lee — they really resisted this idea that he would be in his underwear. And I don't remember exactly why."

"I think it was partly, like, they wanted the tank top on to show the progression of blood and sweat and dirt throughout the sequence. Which I get, practically speaking," Badgley continued. The star went on to explain how removing much of his character's attire in the series' final fight scene, set...

If you’re looking for something new to binge-watch, Netflix always has you covered with new releases and April is no different. Whether you’re looking for the latest installment of the heartwarming docuseries “Love on the Spectrum,” a new batch of feel-bad from “Black Mirror” or the last season of “You,” here’s a handy guide to the best new shows streaming on Netflix in April.

“Love on the Spectrum” Season 3 Madison and Tyler in “Love on the Spectrum” (Netflix)

The heartwarming docu-reality series “Love on the Spectrum” returned to Netflix this spring. This season picks back up with fan favorites Connor, Tanner, Abbey and David, to name a few, and introduces the audience to some new faces, Madison and Pari. Season 3 even features the series’ first queer relationship. The hopeful singles make breakthrough discoveries, and the happy couples face tough decisions as they navigate the ever-confusing world of romance.

You know what’s funny? We never thought we’d root for a guy who stacks bodies like he’s hoarding baseball cards. But here we are, season 5 of You, and Joe Goldberg’s still kicking. Somewhere between brooding over books and butchering lovers, Penn Badgley’s character forgot how to be the man viewers once irrationally rooted for.

Needless to say, his portrayal of this charming yet chilling bookstore clerk turned murderer has been a tightrope walk of charm and menace, and with the fifth and final season dropping this week, we’re itching to unpack its conclusion. Certainly, we’re both thrilled and apprehensive about how his story wraps up.

Badgley himself has dropped some tantalizing hints, insisting Joe won’t simply rot in prison or meet a grim reaper. Will Joe’s finale redefine retribution, or will it leave us grasping at straws? Let’s dive into the fray.

Spoiler Alert: This story contains spoilers for the series finale of “You,” now streaming on Netflix.

Joe Goldberg is finally in a cage for good, and not the one of his own making. In the series finale of Netflix’s stalker-rom-com-thriller “You,” Joe, Penn Badgley’s charismatic serial killer, gets his long-overdue comeuppance at the hands of his former victims, who join forces to put him behind bars once and for all.

When we pick up with Joe at the beginning of Season 5, he’s happily married to the uber-rich Kate Lockwood (Charlotte Ritchie), who’s used her family’s sizable resources to snatch Joe’s son Henry (Frankie DeMaio) from the adopted fathers he was dumped with at the end of Season 3 after Joe flees Northern California, having murdered Henry’s (also murderous) mother, Love Quinn (Victoria Pedretti). Now that Joe has returned to New York City a free man,...